Supercharging. Explain it to me like I'm five years old

[DeaneG]

While I’m here… can someone explain to be like I’m five why the max charge rate is 250 kW even from EA 350 kW...

https://insideevs.com/features/735794/ev-peak-charging-metric/

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Thread 'Charging curve logs post 2.1.52'

Feb 23, 2024

Hello forum friends!

With the most recent software update Lucid made changes for battery temperature management as well as preconditioning at low battery levels and I wanted to see how this affected the charging curve. I've gathered a little bit of data that I wanted to share with everyone. Before I do, I just want to note some disclaimers and limitations. Also note this will be a lengthy post and will be split up across multiple entries.

• Data was recorded by hand or transcribed from video, so there may be some minor errors in my dataset. Often charging power would fluctuate within...

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[Halodde]

Can confirm. There are none along either the I-5 or US-101 corridors between the SF Bay Area and LA.

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Weird that there are at least 2 in upstate NY

 

[DeaneG]

Weird that there are at least 2 in upstate NY

I think it was a trial exercise that ended once Tesla opened their network and automakers jumped on board.